217 Today: Trump’s funding cuts are hitting early-career researchers the hardest

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PhD student Minji Kang Huh and postdoctoral fellow Maggie Butler prepare for a class on maternal health they help facilitate at the University of Illinois Chicago’s School of Public Health. Both researchers are concerned about the impacts of Trump’s upending of federal research funding on their careers -- and on the communities the serve.
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Monday, March 10, 2025

Today’s headlines:

  • There’s a full slate of candidates running for the Champaign Unit 4 school board.
  • The annual “Danville’s Got Talent” show took place at the Fischer Theater on Friday night.
  • Groups that provide financial support for people seeking abortion care say a funding crisis is unfolding across the Midwest.
  • The Fighting Illini baseball team lost two out of three games over the weekend to Michigan.

In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn how Trump’s funding cuts are hitting early-career researchers.

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today was contributed by Emily Hays, Sam Rink, Mawa Iqbal, Colin Hislope and Lisa Kurian Philip.

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Stephanie Mosqueda

Stephanie Mosqueda is a senior majoring in journalism at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with minors in Spanish and public relations. She is the 217 Today producer and a reporter for the Illinois Student Newsroom.